Efficacy and safety of rivaroxaban in extreme elderly patients with atrial fibrillation: Analysis of the Shikoku Rivaroxaban Registry Trial (SRRT).

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Efficacy and safety of rivaroxaban in extreme elderly patients with atrial fibrillation: Analysis of the Shikoku Rivaroxaban Registry Trial (SRRT).

J Cardiol. 2017 Sep 29;:

Authors: Bando S, Nishikado A, Hiura N, Ikeda S, Kakutani A, Yamamoto K, Kaname N, Fukatani M, Takagi Y, Yukiiri K, Fukuda Y, Nakaya Y

Abstract
BACKGROUND: The Shikoku Rivaroxaban Registry Trial (SRRT) is a retrospective survey of the use of rivaroxaban for stroke prevention in elderly patients in Shikoku, Japan.
METHODS: The SRRT enrolled 1339 patients from 8 hospitals. Patients were divided into two groups according to their age, the extreme elderly group (453 patients aged ≧80 years) and the control group (886 patients aged <80 years).
RESULTS: In the extreme elderly group, 41.5% of the patients had low body weight (<50kg) and 65.1% had abnormal renal function (creatinine clearance <50ml/min). The mean CHADS2, CHA2DS2-VASc, and HAS BLED scores were 2.7, 4.4, and 2.3, respectively. There were 333 (73.5%) patients who met the dosing criteria, and of these patients, 81.2% received rivaroxaban 10mg daily. Thromboembolic events occurred in 4 patients (0.94%/person year) and intracranial hemorrhage occurred in 4 patients (0.89%/person year). The incidence of these events was not significantly different from the control group. In addition, all patients with cerebral infarction had been treated with a smaller dose of rivaroxaban than recommended by the dosing criteria, suggesting that dosing criteria should be adhered to.
CONCLUSION: These results suggest that rivaroxaban is effective and safe in extreme elderly patients with atrial fibrillation.

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